El Tesoro, Maldonado
# El Tesoro, Maldonado

El Tesoro is a resort in the Maldonado Department of southeastern Uruguay.

## Geography

The resort is located on Ruta Interbalnearia, on the east bank of Arroyo Maldonado, just across San Rafael - El Placer, with which it is connected by a bridge famous for its architecture, the Puente de Barra de Maldonado. It borders the resort La Barra to the south.

## Population

In 2011 El Tesoro had a population of 1,396 permanent inhabitants and 990 dwellings.

| Year | Population | Dwellings |
| - | - | - |
| 1963 | 74 | 81 |
| 1975 | 125 | 156 |
| 1985 | 300 | 229 |
| 1996 | 595 | 463 |
| 2004 | 781 | 605 |
| 2011 | 1,396 | 990 |

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay

